Police: Liberty sisters assault man with belt, knife

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Jul 28, 2012 at 2:00 AM

LIBERTY — Three sisters were arrested Friday after they assaulted the boyfriend of one of them with a belt in an apartment on Chestnut Street and one of them held a 12-inch kitchen knife to his throat, said village police.

Nathan Brown

LIBERTY — Three sisters were arrested Friday and accused of assaulting the boyfriend of one of them with a belt in an apartment on Chestnut Street while one sister held a 12-inch kitchen knife to his throat, said village police.

The man walked into the police station with injuries to his face about 5 a.m., police said.

Police said the victim's girlfriend, Chiffvon Steele, with her sisters Takisha and Ashanta Steele, beat him with a belt, and Ashanta held the knife to his throat and threatened him. Village police, with the help of Monticello police, arrested them in Monticello.

All three were arraigned in Town of Liberty Court.

Chiffvon and Takisha were sent to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $12,000 bail and Ashanta Steele in lieu of $15,000 bail.